FN Archimer Export Format
PT J
TI Importance of coastal Marine Protected Areas for the conservation of pelagic seabirds: The case of Vulnerable yelkouan shearwaters in the Mediterranean Sea
BT 
AF PERON, Clara
   GREMILLET, David
   PRUDOR, Aurelien
   PETTEX, Emeline
   SARAUX, Claire
   SORIANO-REDONDO, Andrea
   AUTHIER, Matthieu
   FORT, Jerome
AS 1:1;2:1,2;3:1;4:3;5:4;6:1;7:1;8:5;
FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:PDG-RBE-HM-RHSETE;6:;7:;8:;
C1 CEFE CNRS, UMR5175, F-34293 Montpellier, France.
   Univ Cape Town, Ctr Excellence, DST NRF, FitzPatrick Inst, ZA-7701 Rondebosch, South Africa.
   Univ La Rochelle, CNRS, Observ PELAGIS,UMS 3462, Syst Observat Conservat Mammiferes & Oiseaux Mari, F-17000 La Rochelle, France.
   IFREMER Inst Francais Rech Exploitat Mer, UMR EME 212, Sete, France.
   Aarhus Univ, Dept Biosci, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark.
C2 CNRS, FRANCE
   UNIV CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
   UNIV LA ROCHELLE, FRANCE
   IFREMER, FRANCE
   UNIV AARHUS, DENMARK
SI SETE
SE PDG-RBE-HM-RHSETE
IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018
   copubli-france
   copubli-europe
   copubli-univ-france
   copubli-int-hors-europe
   copubli-sud
IF 4.036
TC 41
TU CIRAD
   CNRS
   ENSA MONTPELLIER
   EPHE
   IFREMER
   INESAM
   INRA
   IRD
   MONTPELLIER SUPAGRO
   UNIVERSITE LA ROCHELLE
   UNIVERSITE MONTPELLIER
   UNIVERSITE MONTPELLIER 3
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00163/27460/26393.pdf
LA English
DT Article
CR MEDITS 2011
   MEDITS 2012
   PELMED 2011
   PELMED 2012
BO L'Europe
DE ;Aerial surveys;At-sea observations;Biotelemetry;Conservation biogeography;Spatial planning;Stable isotope analysis
AB Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are being established across all marine regions but their validity for the conservation of highly mobile marine vertebrates has been questioned. We tested the hypothesis that French coastal MPAs primarily designed for coastal and benthic biota are also beneficial for the conservation of a pelagic seabird, the Vulnerable yelkouan shearwater (Puffinus yelkouan), an endemic species to the Mediterranean Sea. We used a vast spectrum of electronic devices (GPS, temperature-depth-recorders, satellite transmitters and geolocators) and stable isotopic analyses to study the year-round movements and the trophic status of yelkouan shearwaters from the Hyères archipelago (France). In addition we conducted large-scale ship and aircrafts observation surveys to investigate spatio-temporal density patterns of shearwaters (genus Puffinus) in the western Mediterranean Sea. This extensive investigation permitted the first comprehensive study of the at-sea ecology of yelkouan shearwaters showing strikingly coastal habits, partial migration, unsuspected diving capabilities (max dive depth of 30 m), and a broad diet ranging from zooplankton to small pelagic fish. Importantly, 31% of yelkouan shearwaters GPS positions associated with foraging, 38% of diving positions, and 27% of resting positions were within the three French MPAs during the breeding season. These high scores confirmed by year-round distribution derived from GLS, PTTs, at-sea and aerial observations, validated our hypothesis of the major importance of coastal MPAs for the conservation of yelkouan shearwater. Our case-study is therefore a major contribution to research efforts aiming at linking the spatial ecology of highly mobile marine vertebrates with effective conservation of marine biodiversity.
PY 2013
PD DEC
SO Biological Conservation
SN 0006-3207
PU Elsevier Sci Ltd
VL 168
UT 000332051600025
BP 210
EP 221
DI 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.09.006
ID 27460
ER

EF